diff --git a/app/services/ci/retry_pipeline_service.rb b/app/services/ci/retry_pipeline_service.rb
index ecc6173a96a..5b207157345 100644
--- a/app/services/ci/retry_pipeline_service.rb
+++ b/app/services/ci/retry_pipeline_service.rb
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@ module Ci
       end
 
       pipeline.retryable_builds.find_each do |build|
+        next unless can?(current_user, :update_build, build)
+
         Ci::RetryBuildService.new(project, current_user)
           .reprocess(build)
       end
diff --git a/spec/services/ci/retry_pipeline_service_spec.rb b/spec/services/ci/retry_pipeline_service_spec.rb
index f1b2d3a4798..40e151545c9 100644
--- a/spec/services/ci/retry_pipeline_service_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/services/ci/retry_pipeline_service_spec.rb
@@ -7,7 +7,9 @@ describe Ci::RetryPipelineService, '#execute', :services do
   let(:service) { described_class.new(project, user) }
 
   context 'when user has ability to modify pipeline' do
-    let(:user) { create(:admin) }
+    before do
+      project.add_master(user)
+    end
 
     context 'when there are already retried jobs present' do
       before do
@@ -227,6 +229,46 @@ describe Ci::RetryPipelineService, '#execute', :services do
     end
   end
 
+  context 'when user is not allowed to trigger manual action' do
+    before do
+      project.add_developer(user)
+    end
+
+    context 'when there is a failed manual action present' do
+      before do
+        create_build('test', :failed, 0)
+        create_build('deploy', :failed, 0, when: :manual)
+        create_build('verify', :canceled, 1)
+      end
+
+      it 'does not reprocess manual action' do
+        service.execute(pipeline)
+
+        expect(build('test')).to be_pending
+        expect(build('deploy')).to be_failed
+        expect(build('verify')).to be_created
+        expect(pipeline.reload).to be_running
+      end
+    end
+
+    context 'when there is a failed manual action in later stage' do
+      before do
+        create_build('test', :failed, 0)
+        create_build('deploy', :failed, 1, when: :manual)
+        create_build('verify', :canceled, 2)
+      end
+
+      it 'does not reprocess manual action' do
+        service.execute(pipeline)
+
+        expect(build('test')).to be_pending
+        expect(build('deploy')).to be_failed
+        expect(build('verify')).to be_created
+        expect(pipeline.reload).to be_running
+      end
+    end
+  end
+
   def statuses
     pipeline.reload.statuses
   end